Argument Builder

When you want to learn how to build an argument from the ground up it makes sense to study the master, Aristotle. His "common topics," definitions, testimony, comparison, relationship, and circumstance are introduced and examined as well as the fallacies associated with each. The student is given lots of opportunity to analyze examples and apply what is being learned to building an "official" argument. The question of school uniforms runs through each chapter and the student works toward building an effective argument (either for or against) which can be presented in the form of a public debate as a final course project. Both Student and TE include Endnotes, Glossary, and Bibliography. 185 pgs, pb